Chapter 3 of Mothwise is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Mothwise is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Said Rolandsen, “There! You looked up. Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.” “I don’t understand you,” said Olga. “Oh!
Chapter 3 of Mothwise is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.””
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.””
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.””
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You looked up.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.””
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Said Rolandsen, “There!”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ““I don’t understand you,” said Olga.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
seek information from
In this reading “You looked up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t understand you,” said Olga.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t understand you,” said Olga.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You looked up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t understand you,” said Olga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Said Rolandsen, “There!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said Rolandsen, “There!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Said Rolandsen, “There!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I don’t understand you,” said Olga.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You looked up.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You looked up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your eyes are like arrows; they wound a man.”
Chapter 3 of Mothwise by Knut Hamsun holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 3 holds 432 sentences of Mothwise, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Mothwise by Knut Hamsun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 432 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Mothwise, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
